Tag Archives: Kidnapping
AP – LAGOS: A British man abducted in Nigeria’s largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said yesterday, as other foreigners have been kidnapped in the country’s commercial capital in recent days. The release of the … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ansaru, Boko Haram, British nationality law, High Commissioner, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Lagos, Nigeria, Victoria Island
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(Reuters) – Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are demanding 200 million naira ($1.3 million) for their release, police said on Wednesday. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Gulf of Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian naira, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Reuters
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A shipping company says five Indian sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta. A statement Wednesday from Medallion Marine said the men had been taken when their tanker was attacked Monday. The company said officials … read more »
The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC. He said Kamene Okonjo, a retired professor, was dropped off on a main road … read more »
I rarely discuss Nigerian politics as it is a complete waste of time and a mere offshoot of the main problem, but I learnt over the weekend that the finance minister, Okonjo Iweala’s mother was kidnapped. Well, talk about the chickens … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Delta State, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Lagos, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo, Okonjo-Iweala
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December 10, 2012 by benim
The Kidnappers that Abducted 82 Years Old Mother Of Finance Minister Prof. Kanene Okonjo at their family home in Ogwashi uku, Delta state, are demanding for a whopping $1 billion ransom. Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi … read more »
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped Kanene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, wife of His Majesty Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom … read more »
By Hannatu Musawa, Leadership opinion Kidnapping can most accurately be described as the crime of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force of fraud, or seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with an intent … read more »
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Tagged Academic Staff Union of Universities, crime, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Kwara State, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerians, Somalia
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Nigeria midfielder Christain Obodo has been abducted by unknown gunmen in southern Nigeria. A family friend has told BBC Sport that the kidnappers have issued a ransom demand for nearly US$200,000. Police in Warri are yet to issue any official … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Delta State, IndepthAfrica, John Mikel Obi, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Onyekachi Apam, Saturday morning cartoon, Udinese Calcio, Warri
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Maputo – Ten Mozambican business people have been abducted since October by what police believe is a specialised kidnapping syndicate, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday after a suspect was arrested. The arrest of the 25-year-old man for the January … read more »
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Tagged arrest, Hindu, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Maputo, Mozambique, Tuesday
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A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the U.S. Embassy said Friday. U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Deb MacLean told The Associated Press that the man had been released after … read more »
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Tagged Associated Press, Chevron Corporation, delta, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, List of diplomatic missions of the United States, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Warri
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October 17, 2011 by benim
JOS, Nigeria — Seven suspects, including two former soldiers, were on Monday charged with the kidnapping of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel’s father in August, court documents said. They all pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy and … read more »
Kenya’s security minister says the country is tightening overall security, especially along its long border with Somalia, after the recent kidnapping of two westerners by a Somali militia. George Saitoti said Monday that all speed boats and merchant ships will … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – Police have arrested a Kenyan suspected of aiding the gunmen who kidnapped a British tourist and killed her husband, an official said on Tuesday. The suspect is believed to have information about the organizer of Judith Tebbutt’s kidnapping … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Kidnapping, Kiwayu, Lamu, London, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Algiers – Residents of Tizi Ouzou, a city 110km east of the Algiers, staged a strike on Sunday to demand the release of an 18-year-old man kidnapped by an armed group on May 11. The strike was widely observed, with … read more »
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Kinshasa – A UN official says a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group has intensified attacks, killings and kidnappings in Congo’s volatile northeast. UN refugee agency spokesperson Celine Schmitt said on Tuesday the Lord’s Resistance Army has killed 35 people, kidnapped 104 … read more »
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January 14, 2011 by benim
errorist organization Al Qaeda on Thursday claimed a role in the kidnapping of two Frenchmen in Niger this weekend that led to the mens’ death as French troops tried to free them. Al Qaeda made the announcement via an audio … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, France, French Army, French people, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, News local news, newspapers, Niger, North Africa, World news
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January 13, 2011 by benim
Nine people — four alleged kidnappers, three Niger police and two hostages — were killed in a failed French rescue bid in the Mali desert, a senior French prosecutor said Thursday. An investigation has been launched to clear up several … read more »
Posted in News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, French Armed Forces, French people, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Mali, News local news, newspapers, Niger, North Africa, World news
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The kidnappers of two Frenchmen killed in Niger on Saturday were probably members of al Qaeda’s North African wing, French Armed Forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard said on Sunday. The two men were found dead, apparently killed by their kidnappers, after … read more »
Posted in News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, French Armed Forces, French people, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Mali, News local news, newspapers, Niger, North Africa, World news
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Two Frenchmen who were kidnapped from a restaurant in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on Friday evening have been killed, French media reports say. A regional security source said the two had been killed on Niger territory, without giving further … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, News local news, newspapers, Niamey, Niger, North Africa, Sahara, Western world, World news
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Two Westerners were kidnapped by gunmen in a bar in Niamey, capital of Niger, on Friday, a Niger security source and a witness said. “Two Westerners, who are probably French, were kidnapped from a bar at around 10:30 (p.m.). Armed … read more »
December 13, 2010 by benim
LAGOS — Nigeria’s special joint military force has killed an alleged kidnapper blamed for a series of abductions of workers and other crimes in southern Abia State, a spokesman said Monday. “Obioma Nwankwo, otherwise known as Osisikankwu, was killed during … read more »
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Tagged Abia State, Africa news, Agence France-Presse, Indepth Africa, Kidnapping, military, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspapers, Petroleum industry, Task force
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November 23, 2010 by benim
Al Qaeda’s North African wing denied responsibility for the kidnapping and death of a local businessman in Algeria a week ago and accused the government of orchestrating the killing, the group said on Tuesday. Local media said a group of … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Crime & Corruption, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kabylie, Kidnapping, North Africa, Sahara
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November 20, 2010 by benim
The Nigerian army has arrested a militant gang leader believed to be behind the kidnapping of 19 people, authorities said Saturday. Fifty-one of his followers were also arrested, said Lt Col Timothy Antigha, a spokesman for the military taskforce in … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Bayelsa State, Canada, disasters-news, Environmental disasters, French people, gang leader, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidnapping, Lagos, Law Crime, Lt Col Timothy Antigha, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Niger River, Niger River Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, nigerians army, OPEC, political-news, rivers state
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November 14, 2010 by benim
Gunmen burst into a burial vigil outside Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt, firing shots and kidnapping four people, police spokesman Akin Fakorede said on Sunday. “The incident occurred at 01:00 am on Saturday in Ihuaba community (outside Port Harcourt, … read more »
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